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ILoveChoo · Hermes

NYC Ballet workout

TexasGal · Kenneth Cole

Thanks ILoveChoo!!! I've been on the lookout for a new workout video and have been eyeing this one because I'd love to be more long and lean. Thanks for the review! I'm off to go get it asap!

lsubatgirl · Gucci

How long is the workout and what do you do? What is it like? pilates, aerobics? It sounds interesting. Let me know how you like it after a few more times doing it.

ico · Dooney & Bourke

lsubatgirl wrote:

How long is the workout and what do you do? What is it like? pilates, aerobics? It sounds interesting. Let me know how you like it after a few more times doing it.

I agree with Ilovechoo, it's a great one! I did it yesterday morning, and by the afternoon I had quite some sore muscles.

Both the NYC workout 1 and 2 are about 1 hour. I personally prefer the first one (I think Ilovechoo is talking about that). The two are structued the same way: warm-up, stretches, abs, floor barre, standing center, reverence (=cool down), but has a small coreography after that I never felt like doing.

I really reccommend it, I feel like my back gets streighter and I get taller!

bex · Chanel

i got this video about 5 years ago and i loved it! i just got tired of it after a while and haven't used it since...

but since it was brought up here again, I'll have to dig it out. I used to have the best pair of legs when I was taking dance in college. maybe this will help whip my legs back into shape again!

jaymiek · Coach

I just tried it too and am so in love with it. It doesn't even feel like exercise, but I was working up a sweat and I could really feel my abs and butt the next morning. I ordered it from Overstock for 14.99 shipped but I don't know if it's in stock anymore.

Kari · Dooney & Bourke

I bought this last year and use it alot! But what is really interesting is that my hubby only does the AB portion everyday and he is getting quite a six pack on him. He runs everday and does pushups everyday too. Then a few days a week he works out legs and arms on weights, but this video is the ONLY strictly AB exercise he does. He's done it for about a month and his stomach is awesome.

Ritz · Dooney & Bourke

which video would you say is best? 1 or 2? or at least, which do you use?

thanks!

luckylily · Gucci

Sounds worth a try, I'll have to see if my library has it so that I can test it out.

jaymiek · Coach

Ritz wrote:

which video would you say is best? 1 or 2? or at least, which do you use?
thanks!

I have #1, but am thinking of getting #2. I read somewhere that #2 is an extension of #1 so I think #1 is supposed to be more basic . So if you are new to the workout you should probably start with 1.

ico · Dooney & Bourke

Ritz wrote:

which video would you say is best? 1 or 2? or at least, which do you use?
thanks!

I have both, but I prefer the first. I find that the other one has more elaborated mouvements, but the first one makes me work more, for some reason!

kenzie · Chanel

I don't have this video (although now I'm going to have to run out and buy it), but I have always said that dancing is my favorite form of exercise b/c, to me, it doesn't even seem like I'm exercising b/c I like it so much. Not to mention, it tones every body part and gives me a six pack!

TexasGal · Kenneth Cole

I've done the workout about three times and WOW! The workout itself isn't too difficult and you don't really work up a sweat. But I do feel sore later. And it may be in my mind..because I don't think it's possible..but I swear my stomach is flater already. Plus I think my posture is getting better. Even if I'm just making this up..it's definitely motivation to keep at it!!!